18.05.2013 :
Samba server
Samba network folder
If you have also Windows-clients then you can use "Samba" to share directories.
You will need "samba-common" and "samba" on your server.
Samba is somehow strange concerning users.
However, if ensure that "<username>" is a linux user and then type:
and choose an arbitrary password.
You can share a directory "<path>" with a "<username>" as follows:
That's it. You can use "<Sharename>" on your windows client as common network-drive.
If you like to share the drive with all users: "<username>"="Everyone".
Details about all drives are available with following commands:
A drive can be removed with:
It is also possible to edit the following file:
If you use symbolic links, then add following lines:
By the way, you can test to deactivate "Remote Differential Compression" in your Windows 7 "windows-functions".
Maybe you can achieve a faster file transfer...